7 CEOs Give Advice to First-Timers

“There are absolutely no free lunches in being a first-time CEO,” says Alan Knitowski, CEO of Phunware, in answer to my question for the third and last installation of this CEO advice series, “What advice would you give to professionals about to take on the CEO role for the first time?” He sums up the challenge for new CEOs nicely. Rookie CEOs have less time than ever to show results, with little to no on-the-job training. Getting input from current and former CEOs is invaluable.

World's Biggest Mining Company In The Making As Glencore Moves On Rio Tinto

First shots have been fired in a bid to create the world's biggest mining company by merging Swiss-based Glencore with British-based Rio Tinto and while nothing is officially happening after the opening salvo there's no doubt a big battle is brewing.

Reclaiming the American Dream III: The Connecticut Yankee Saving Kids in Southern Ohi

When Alice Chapman moved to Marietta, Ohio, in 1995, she had no intention of taking on the city’s social problems at her own expense. Heir to a Connecticut newspaper fortune, Chapman had lived modestly her whole life but had recently inherited family monies, making it possible to leave her office job at a private school in Philadelphia and move, with her husband, a recently-retired letter carrier, near his aged mother in southern, “Appalachian,” Twenty years later, Chapman—one of four recipients of the Manhattan Institute’s $25,000 2014 Richard Cornuelle Awards for Social Entrepreneurship—has become one of the most-honored citizens of Marietta for her work (full-time, but volunteer) at the Ely Chapman Educational Foundation (ECEF), the institution she founded and largely self-funded.

Cambodians Say Land Grabs Have Lead To Crime Against Humanity; Want The ICC To Investigate

A few Cambodian citizens are filing a complaint today at the Hague against a group of politicians, security chiefs and business tycoons, alleging that a systematic and sustained land grab by them amounts to a crime against humanity that needs to be tried at the International Criminal Court.

Manny Pacquiao Ordered To Explain His Taxes In Court: Is Pacman Now Taxman?

Manny Pacquiao is Used to Winning. Yet the See-Saw of Tax Liens, Bonds and Collection Actions from the Tax Man in Two Countries Could Put Him on the Ropes.

Why Business Insider Is Completely Wrong About Bill Simmons

People are speculating Bill Simmons wants out of ESPN to start his own media company. If the speculation is true, Simmons will have no trouble finding backers for his new venture.

6 Dumb Things That Won't Improve Your Customer Service Culture (And 6 That Work)

Six things to do that won't increase your customer-centricity or help you build a customer service culture, and six that do work,, ways I encourage my consulting clients to improve their customer service and customer experience. These have proven their worth time after time after time in getting you closer to achieving an idea customer-centric culture.